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Health Inequalities through the Lens of Health Capital Theory: Issues, Solutions, and Future Directions
Galama, Titus J.; Kippersluis, Hans van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
This discussion paper resulted in a chapter in: (Pedro Rosa Dias and Owen O’Donnell (eds)) 'Research on Economic Inequality', Volume 21: Health and Inequality, Emerald Group Publishing, 2013.<P> We explore what health-capital theory has to offer in terms of informing and directing research into...</p>
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Inequity in the Face of Death
Garcia-Gomez, Pilar; Schokkaert, Erik; Ourti, Tom Van; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012
We apply the theory of inequality in opportunity to measure inequity in mortality. Ourempirical work is based on a rich dataset for the Netherlands (1998-2007), linking informationabout mortality, health events and lifestyles. We show that distinguishing between differentchannels via which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256310
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Why the Rich drink more but smoke less: The Impact of Wealth on Health Behaviors
Kippersluis, Hans van; Galama, Titus J. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
This discussion paper resulted in the publication 'Wealth and Health Behavior: Testing the Concept of a Health Cost' (2014). Volume 72, pages 197-220.<P> Wealthier individuals engage in healthier behavior. This paper seeks to explain this phenomenon by developing a theory of health behavior, and...</p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256703
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Financial Distress and Happiness of Employees in Times of Economic Crisis
Arampatzi, Efstratia; Burger, Martijn J.; Veenhoven, Ruut - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
Using data for 28 European countries for the 2008-2012 period, we examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis. We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions are negatively associated with the life satisfaction of employees. In addition, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257552
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The Effect of Growth and Inequality in Incomes on Health Inequality: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the European Panel
Ourti, Tom Van; Doorslaer, Eddy Van; Koolman, Xander - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
Europe aims at combining income growth with improvements in social cohesion as measured by income and health … growth and the income responsiveness of health. We investigate whether these conditions held in Europe in the nineties using … inequality, health inequality, income elasticity of health, Europe. Classification-JEL: D30, D31, I10, I12. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005209511
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The Effect of Growth and Inequality in Incomes on Health Inequality: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the European Panel
Ourti, Tom Van; Doorslaer, Eddy Van; Koolman, Xander - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006
Europe aims at combining income growth with improvements in social cohesion as measured by income and health … growth and the income responsiveness of health. We investigate whether these conditions held in Europe in the nineties using ….Keywords:income inequality, health inequality, income elasticity of health, Europe.Classification-JEL: D30, D31, I10, I12. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257624
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The Health Penalty of China's Rapid Urbanization
Poel, E. Van de; O'Donnell, O.; Doorslaer, E. Van - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
Rapid urbanization could have positive and negative health effects, such that the net impact on population health is not obvious. It is, however, highly pertinent to the human welfare consequences of development. This paper uses community and individual level longitudinal data from the China...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137276
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The Health Penalty of China's Rapid Urbanization
Poel, E. Van de; O'Donnell, O.; Doorslaer, E. Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
This discussion paper resulted in an article in <I>Health Economics</I> (2012). Volume 21, issue 4, pages 367-385.<P> Rapid urbanization could have positive and negative health effects, such that the net impact on population health is not obvious. It is, however, highly pertinent to the human welfare...</p></i>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256825
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Health Effects of Containing Moral Hazard: Evidence from Disability Insurance Reform
Garcia-Gomez, Pilar; Gielen, Anne C. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
We exploit an age discontinuity in a Dutch disability insurance (DI) reform to identify the health impact of stricter eligibility criteria and reduced generosity. Women subject to the more stringent rule experience greater rates of hospitalization and mortality. A €1,000 reduction in annual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255744
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Rising Inequalities in Income and Health in China: Who is left behind?
Baeten, Steef; Ourti, Tom Van; Doorslaer, Eddy Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012
This discussion led to a publication in the 'Journal of Health Economics', 2013, 32, 6, 1214–1229.<P> During the last decades, China has experienced double-digit economic growth rates and rising inequality. This paper implements a new decomposition on the China Health and Nutrition panel Survey...</p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255894